Is Saturday Night Live New Tonight? August 23, 2025 Host and NBC Schedule

There are only 42 days left until Season 51 of Saturday Night Live kicks off! The premiere is set for Saturday, October 4 at 11:30/10:30c on NBC and Peacock. It’s hard to believe that summer is almost over, but the good news is that a new season of SNL is just around the corner. While we’re still waiting for news on the hosts, musical guests, and cast members for the upcoming season, you can always catch up on Season 50 or dive into any of the 49 previous seasons. With 988 episodes available, you can binge-watch to your heart’s content on Peacock. And get this—SNL is on track to hit a major milestone with 1000 episodes soon!

In the meantime, SNL’s Season 50 specials are in the running for 30 awards at the 2025 Emmys, so it’s definitely a season worth revisiting. Want to be part of the action next season? You still have a shot to snag a seat in the audience for Season 51. The ticket lottery is open until the end of August, and it won’t cost you a thing. Check out the details on how to enter for your chance to see SNL live in NYC.

While we wait for the new season, you can always catch reruns every Saturday night on NBC. But about tonight—no, SNL is not new tonight, as the show has been on summer break since May 17. The last episode featured Scarlett Johansson as host and Bad Bunny as the musical guest, marking Johansson’s record-breaking seventh time hosting.

If you’re missing your SNL fix, you can relive some of the Season 50 magic from the August 23 episode when Shane Gillis hosted for the second time and Tate McRae returned as the musical guest. Their sketches, like the ad for Couplabeers and the debut of Mike Myers as Elon Musk, were definite highlights of the episode. Shane Gillis even had one of the most-watched monologues of the season on the show’s YouTube channel, so you know it’s good stuff.

And if you’re itching for more SNL content, you can always stream sketches from every single episode of Saturday Night Live on Peacock. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the comedic genius that is SNL, while we count down the days until Season 51 premieres on October 4th!